STEM
Education news, analysis, and opinion about classroom learning and curricula that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math
Classroom Technology
Leader To Learn From
Pioneering Tech-Savvy Rural Schools
We don’t have the most resources, but we’re going to find a way to provide really great opportunities for our kids,” says Superintendent Suzanne Lacey.
Equity & Diversity
Leader To Learn From
On a Quest to Move Children of Poverty Into the STEM Pipeline
2019 Leader To Learn From Emilio Pack has drawn on his life experience as an immigrant to create a group of charter schools where children of color can feel they belong—and study for careers in STEM fields.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
No, Engineering Isn't Just About Job Creation
Why do we keep selling early STEM education short? The Museum of Science Boston's Christine M. Cunningham explores.
College & Workforce Readiness
Trump Calls for New AI Workforce-Development Efforts, But Offers No New Money
A new executive order on artificial intelligence shines a light on the need for education and training. But experts say it's thin on details and mostly silent on the question of funding.
Science
To Encourage Girls in Science, Talk Action, Not Identity
A new study in the journal Psychological Science is the latest in a slew of experiments identifying small differences in a teacher's language that may improve motivation in science, particularly for students from traditionally underrepresented groups.
Science
'Physical Computing' Connects Computer Science With Hands-On Learning
The emerging instructional strategy tries to teach students about computational thinking through the use of physical tools. But there are obstacles to making it work.
Science
Letter to the Editor
Access to STEM Instruction Is Uneven
To the Editor:
The blog post "STEM Instruction: How Much There Is and Who Gets It" demonstrates the broad inequality of access to STEM education among our nation's students (Curriculum Matters, January 8, 2019). Such inequities should serve as a wake-up call to educators, parents, and the business community alike.
The blog post "STEM Instruction: How Much There Is and Who Gets It" demonstrates the broad inequality of access to STEM education among our nation's students (Curriculum Matters, January 8, 2019). Such inequities should serve as a wake-up call to educators, parents, and the business community alike.
Science
Report Roundup
STEM Education
Despite a push for greater STEM instruction, students and teachers continue to experience inequitable access to STEM-related classes and resources, according to a new survey of 1,200 schools and 7,600 teachers.
Science
Putting the 'E' in STEM for the Littlest Learners
Preschool and kindergarten may be the perfect time to introduce children to engineering, said educators at Boston's Museum of Science.
Curriculum
Coming Soon to Florida: More Challenges for Districts' Science Curricula?
Skeptics of evolution and climate change are among those named to incoming Gov. Ron DeSantis' transition team for education.
Federal
Trump Team Outlines Its STEM Education Vision
A new report calls for partnerships between schools and business to bolster work-based learning, helping students learn STEM concepts through project-based learning, and boosting digital literacy.
Curriculum
Ivanka Trump, Apple's Tim Cook Push STEM, Computer Science Education
But a visit to an Idaho school district by Ivanka Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook to tout STEM initiatives prompted a small protest about the overuse of technology.
Mathematics
What Works for Teacher Math Coaching? A First Attempt to Find Out
There's a dearth of research on teacher-coaching models in math. So two researchers developed one, and tested it.
Science
News in Brief
Arizona's Final Science Standards Restore Evolution, Climate Change
Arizona's school board last week approved new science and history standards, capping a tumultuous few months of policymaking.